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after which they are packed up in boxes, or . saw-dust, or malt- * 
dust, to preserve them from frost. “The remainder of the greenhouse 
plants are taken in, and those that are left out are covered carefully at 
night from the frost. The gravel walks are swept and rolled occasionally, 
and the gutters and drains | should be all opened and cleared. The turf 
_ should be swept, but it need not now be mowed oftener than once a fort- 
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night @ three weeks. 
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Tue Dahlias, if not all killed by the frost the preceding month, should - > 
now be taken up; and the greenhouse plants being all removed, the — 
ground should be dug over, having previously received a good dressing 
of vegetable mould. The half-hardy plants are now closely covered up 
with furze, or baskets of wicker-work ; over which mats are thrown in 
severe frosts, and coal-ashes and moss are put over the roots of those 
plants which are only a little tender. The turf is mowed once during 
this month, if the weather should be open; and the gravel walks seldom 
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DECEMBER. 
Ir the weather should be open, the flower-beds planted in summer 
with Stocks, Verbenas, &c., should be dug two spades deep, and dressed 
with strong stable manure. If the grass should continue growing, the 
turf may be mown once during this month. ‘The dead leaves should be ~ 
swept into a heap, and fresh slaked lime mixed with them to hasten 
their decay; thus treated, and frequently turned over, they will make 
fine vegetable mould for the ensuing summer. P " 
